UPDATED: Wade Barrett Says He’s ‘Smoothed Things Over’ With Nikki Bella After Clash In Paris Comments

UPDATE: Things are good between Wade Barrett and Nikki Bella following their brief clash over Barrett’s Clash in Paris comments. Barrett posted to Twitter to confirm that he has spoken with Bella and they’ve “smoothed things over” after speaking about the matter.

Barrett wrote:

“Great news, fight fans.. @NikkiAndBrie and I have spoken, we’ve smoothed things over, and I’ve graciously been allowed back into the Bella Army. Fully paid-up member since FCW 2008

“A difference of perspective – to which we are all entitled – but to be clear, some of the personal abuse that gets sent to Nikki on here is reprehensible and completely out of line, so let’s cut that out immediately.”

Great news, fight fans.. @NikkiAndBrie and I have spoken, we’ve smoothed things over, and I’ve graciously been allowed back into the Bella Army. Fully paid-up member since FCW 2008 🤝🏻🍷

A difference of perspective – to which we are all entitled – but to be clear, some of the…

— Stu Bennett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸 (@StuBennett) September 5, 2025

ORIGINAL: During the latest episode of the Nikki & Brie Show (via Fightful), Nikki Bella claimed that Wade Barrett avoided her on Monday night after the way he called her match at WWE Clash in Paris.

During the brodcast, he said that Bella was “desperate to prove she still has it against this new generation that have changed the game.”

Bella said: “I would like to have a conversation with Wade Barrett. He avoided me on Monday, which was shocking, because he always comes up and says hi to me. He tried to avoid making eye contact with me in the hallway, and I understand when you want to be a ‘heel commentator’ and stuff, but then there’s one thing of….Michael Cole does this beautifully. This is why Michael Cole is one of the greatest commentators. He knows how to take a life story and put it into what we do, because that is real. We don’t go out there as robots or superheroes. We are actually professional athletes and we go through real things and we have to put that (as) part of it. Honestly, that stuff really doesn’t bother me. I get it. I was watching the pre-show, and I saw what Wade was saying about me in the preshow. I’m sitting there getting ready in the locker room, like ‘Oh. Okay. That’s fine.’”

In a post on Twitter, Barrett responded, writing: “I had no idea Nicole felt this way, and I’m happy to have this ‘conversation’ any time she likes. I wish she’d brought it up when we said hello to each other at Raw, rather than via her podcast. I don’t understand the avoiding claim at all, simply not true.”

I had no idea Nicole felt this way, and I’m happy to have this ‘conversation’ any time she likes. I wish she’d brought it up when we said hello to each other at Raw, rather than via her podcast. I don’t understand the avoiding claim at all, simply not true. https://t.co/H7lkgKxkp0

— Stu Bennett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸 (@StuBennett) September 5, 2025